Festival Programme 2009 |
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› Full Details Art |
Sunday 24th May
6.00pm |

EXHIBITION OPENING
Contemporary Art from the Area
plus Mike Lewisohn's Book Launch |
Derg View Gallery, Mountshannon Village |
Saturday 30th May
1.00pm - 6.00pm |
Floating Sculptures
created by Scariff Youthreach |
Lough Derg |
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› Full Details Music |
Saturday 23rd May
9.00pm |
CONCERT
Hunka Burning Love
Ireland's hottest new soul band |
Cois na hAbhana, Mountshannon |
Wednesday 27th May
9.00pm |
Traditional Music Session |
Keanes Bar, Mountshannon |
Thursday 28th May
7.30pm |
TRIOCCA
Classical Concert |
St Caimin's Church of Ireland |
Friday 29th May
8.00pm |
CONCERT
Fishbowl Youth Group
in aid of school project in Bangladesh |
Mountshannon Hall |
Friday 29th May
7.30pm |
Set Dancing Class
with Caroline Kelly |
The Mountshannon Hotel |
Friday 29th May
9.30pm |
CÉILÍ
The Four Courts Céilí Band |
The Mountshannon Hotel |
Friday 29th May
10.30pm |
CONCERT
The O'Sullivan Brothers
Eurostar Finalists |
Cois na hAbhana, Mountshannon |
Saturday 30th May
10.30am - 1.00pm |
Traditional Music Classes
with Jon Sousa, Adam Agee, Martin O'Brien and Una Ní Fhlannagáin |
Mountshannon National School |
Saturday 30th May
4.30pm |
Traditional Music Session |
The Bridge Bar, Mountshannon |
Saturday 30th May
9.00pm |

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHT!
The Vendetta Orchestra
plus The Boudoir Boys |
Mountshannon Hall |
Sunday 31st May
2.00pm - 6.00pm |
AFTERNOON CONCERT
Open Air Performances at The Aistear
with local groups and Festival visitors |
The Aistear Marquee |
Sunday 31st May
6.00pm |
Traditional Music Session
Musicians Adam Agee and Friends |
Cois na hAbhana |
Sunday 31st May
9.30pm |

EVENING CONCERT
No Crows |
The Aistear Marquee |
Monday 1st June
2.30pm |
Singing Session
with local and guest singers |
Keanes Bar |
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› Full Details Performance |
Sunday 24th May
5.15pm |
FREEZE
Contemporary Dance Performance |
The Aistear |
Saturday 30th May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Storytelling Performance on Holy Island
with Joe Brennan |
Holy Island/Knockaphort |
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› Full Details Film |
Thursday 28th May
9.30pm |

FILM NIGHT
The Fall
Dir: Tarsem Singh, 2008, 112 mins, Cert 15 |
Mountshannon Hall |
Saturday 30 May to Monday 1 June |
Films at The Aistear
The Brinkman Archive, The Hands of Time, Community Music Project |
The Aistear Building |
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› Full Details Exhibitions |
Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May |
IMMA Exhibition
featuring artists Alice Maher and Paula Rego |
Scariff Library & Raheen Hospital Day Care Centre |
Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May |

Irish Museum of Modern Art National Programme
Inter-generational workshops and exhibition |
Scariff Library & Raheen Hospital Day Care Centre |
Sunday 24 May to Monday 1 June |
Burren School Of Art & Alfa Students Exchange Project
Collaborative work |
The Snug Wine Bar |
Sunday 24 May to Monday 1 June |

Contemporary Art from the Area
East Clare Artists |
Derg View Gallery, Mountshannon Village |
Saturday 30 May to Monday 1 June |
Films at The Aistear
The Brinkman Archive, The Hands of Time, Community Music Project |
The Aistear Building |
Saturday 23 May to Monday 1 June |
Cormac Madden
Figurative and semi-abstract paintings |
The Mountshannon Hotel |
Saturday 23 May to Monday 1 June |
Mythprints
by Paul Berg |
The Gallery Restaurant, Mountshannon |
Sunday 31st June |
Lantern Making |
The Aistear |
Saturday 23 May to Monday 1 June |
Banners at the Aistear |
The Aistear |
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› Full Details Classes & Workshops |
Saturday 23rd and and Sunday 24th May
10.00am - 4.00pm |

Weekend Workshop at The Forge
'From Boiler to Bucket' |
The Forge, Mountshannon |
Saturday 30th May
10.00am - 5.00pm |
One Day Basket Making Workshop
with Peter Shehan |
Mountshannon National School |
Saturday 30th May
10.30am - 1.00pm |
Traditional Music Classes
with Jon Sousa, Adam Agee, Martin O'Brien and Una Ní Fhlannagáin |
Mountshannon National School |
Saturday 30th May
11.00am - 1.00pm |
Childrens Art Class
with Nathali El Baba |
upstairs at Cois na hAbhana |
Sunday 31st May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Rustic Furniture Course
with Mark Wilson |
The Aistear Marquee |
Sunday 31st May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Shoe Making
with Stuart McIntyre |
The Aistear |
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› Full Details Outdoor Activities |
Saturday 23rd May
10.30am to 3.30pm |

Five-a-Side Soccer Tournament
in aid of the Clare branch of The Samaritans |
The soccer pitch in Scariff |
Saturday 30th May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Storytelling Performance on Holy Island
with Joe Brennan |
Holy Island/Knockaphort |
Sunday 31st May
11.00am |
Festival Walk
8 mile return walk from The Aistear to Bohatch Dolmen. |
Meet at The Aistear |
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› Full Details Childrens |
Saturday 30th May
11.00am - 1.00pm |
Childrens Art Class
with Nathali El Baba |
upstairs at Cois na hAbhana |
Saturday 30th May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Storytelling Performance on Holy Island
with Joe Brennan |
Holy Island/Knockaphort |
Monday 1st June
2.30pm |
Dog and String Puppet Theatre present
Tales From The Forest
World Premier |
The Aistear Marquee |
Monday 1st June
3.30 - 5.30pm |
Food, Fancy Dress and Fun for Children
Organised by Mountshannon School Parents Association and Fishbowl Youth Group |
The Aistear Marquee |
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› Full Details Community |
Saturday 23rd May
10.30am to 3.30pm |

Five-a-Side Soccer Tournament
in aid of the Clare branch of The Samaritans |
The soccer pitch in Scariff |
Saturday 23rd May
7.00pm |
Official Opening
with Lelia Doolan |
St Caimin's Church of Ireland |
Sunday 24th May
3.00pm |
EXHIBITION OPENING
Burren School Of Art & Alfa Students Exchange Project |
The Snug Wine Bar, Mountshannon |
Saturday 30th May
10.00am - 4.00pm |
Work at The Forge
Craft Demonstration |
The Forge, Mountshannon |
Saturday 30th May
2.00pm - 5.00pm |
Storytelling Performance on Holy Island
with Joe Brennan |
Holy Island/Knockaphort |
Sunday 31st May
2.00pm - 6.00pm |
Green Fair at The Aistear
Hosted by members of CELT, The Irish Seed Savers Association, and the Alfa Project. |
The Aistear |
Monday 1st June
3.30 - 5.30pm |
Food, Fancy Dress and Fun for Children
Organised by Mountshannon School Parents Association and Fishbowl Youth Group |
The Aistear Marquee |
Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May |

Irish Museum of Modern Art National Programme
Inter-generational workshops and exhibition |
Scariff Library & Raheen Hospital Day Care Centre |
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› Full Details Environment |
Sunday 31st May
2.00pm - 6.00pm |
Green Fair at The Aistear
Hosted by members of CELT, The Irish Seed Savers Association, and the Alfa Project. |
The Aistear |